tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12682641.post2813634472151419081..comments2023-10-17T09:50:30.925-06:00Comments on Catching My Fair Share: A good idea for everyone...Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01325418521125696576noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12682641.post-88544394436141269362009-10-05T22:13:41.424-06:002009-10-05T22:13:41.424-06:00well, I know that even utilities (well, most utili...well, I know that even utilities (well, most utilities) have to answer to shareholders, and reducing revenue is never profitable without a reduction in costs. and costs are much harder to reduce quickly. <br /><br />I just noticed that the FtC utilities is run by the city - which is run by taxpayer rolls - and thus there is an incentive to reduce consumption, thereby reducing costs and thereby reducing taxes (well - that is if everything goes right). I think with a taxpayer company like yours, there may be more focus on reducing consumption/increasing efficiency than at a private utility.<br /><br />I know what you are saying though, we need to conserve, I just hope that even private utility companies put a full effort in getting their customers to conserve/use less.<br /><br />I think we all need to applaud FtC for their efforts and hope more communities push for similar efficiency tools.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325418521125696576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12682641.post-64818553083421398472009-10-05T15:47:41.226-06:002009-10-05T15:47:41.226-06:00actually the city of fort collins utilities dept. ...actually the city of fort collins utilities dept. is in the process of implementing an AMI system for electric and water meters. AMI is an acronym for advanced metering infrastructure, and it will give the customer and the city the capability to see real-time demand at an individual customer level, so that in periods of high electricity demand (hot days in the summer when AC is on), they can dial up the generation station and order more power instantly or vice versa dial it down. once "smart" appliances become more available, they will have the ability to turn off certain systems or recommend to the customer that they do so through text or email msg. <br /><br />and for the record, it's much better for us if the customer conserves. adding additional generation and transmission capacity because of a need to expand because of higher customer demand is way more expensive than customer education on ways to conserve.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648161645272136543noreply@blogger.com